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Data Sheet | RAX200

Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Leading the New Era of Wi-Fi 6

Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12

Wi-Fi 6 Router is powered by the

industry’s latest Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

standard with 4 times increased

data capacities to handle more

devices in your growing home

network. Blazing-fast combined

WiFi speeds up to 10.8Gbps

AX optimized 1.8GHz Quad-core

processor powers smart home

automation, ultra-smooth 4K/8K

streaming, low latency gaming,

and more. Multi-Gig 2.5G Ethernet

interface can be used for wired

†

and

devices on LAN or for getting faster

Multi-Gig Internet speed. Plus,

eight high-performance antennas

on the router amplify WiFi signals

for maximized range and

reliable coverage.

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

FAST

FASTER

FASTEST

Wi-Fi 6—Ready for Today and Tomorrow’s Smart Home

Introducing Wi-Fi 6—the latest generation of WiFi that delivers four times better performance than AC WiFi.

With innovative technologies, such as Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple-Access (OFDMA) and intelligent scheduling, Wi-Fi 6
delivers a huge boost in speed and total capacity. Rising to the challenges of modern smart home demands, this new standard of WiFi
is ready to support more devices with better reliability and faster speeds.

Capacity

Wi-Fi 6 gives you improved network
capacity for more WiFi devices. Have
more fun with the uninterrupted 4K/8K
streaming, gaming, and the smart home
experience. With MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi 6
supports up to eight simultaneous
streams for the number of users that
can be served double at the same
time as compared to an AC router.

Speed

Get ultra-fast wireless speeds with more
connections for all devices with less
congestion. You’ll get some blazing
connection speeds of 1Gbps or more,
4K/8K streaming, & VR/AR gaming.

Range

Experience reliable and stronger WiFi
coverage indoors and outdoors for all
your devices. High-performance antennas
on the router amplify WiFi signals for
maximized range and reliable coverage.

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12-Stream Tri-Band Wi-Fi

Twelve WiFi spatial streams — eight streams of 5GHz & four streams
of 2.4GHz — offer four times the device capacity as compared to

typical 2x2 WiFi. This results in a signicantly improved network

capacity delivering multiple 4K/8K streaming, low latency gaming
& new blazing fast Internet speeds.

Versatile Multi-Gig Internet Support

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

12

Maximize your Internet speeds up to 2.5Gbps with new versatile
Ethernet wired connections. Used for LAN or Internet connectivity,
it is 2.5 times the wired speed of a typical Gigabit port. Or aggregate
two Ethernet ports for up to 2Gbps of Internet speed.

Powerful Quad-Core 1.8GHz Processor

Ultra-fast processor for smoother 4K/8K UHD streaming,
online/VR gaming, and a stronger, more reliable WiFi
experience. This powerful processor is optimized for AX
ensuring speed and performance for even more smart
home devices and high-speed applications.

Gigibit WiFi to Mobile Devices

Enjoy streaming even more with ultra-fast WiFi speeds to
compatible smartphones, laptops and more. Maximize your
available Internet speeds with link aggregation support.
Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports and two Gigabit

WAN ports (congurable).

1G 1G

+

>1Gbps

OR

QUAD

2.5G

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Speed

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Get ultra-fast wireless speeds for better 4K/8K
UHD streaming, gaming or video conferencing
experience.

Capacity

Get better performance for all your smart home
devices even when your family is busy streaming

videos or uploading media les during the

Internet rush hour.

UP TO 10.8GBPS† SPEEDS—1.2 + 4.8 + 4.8 Gbps with 12-stream

AX WiFi

connectivity

1.8GHz

AX OPTIMIZED QUAD-CORE PROCESSOR—Powerful 1.8GHz

Quad Core
Processor

processor boosts wireless, wired & WAN-to-LAN performance

MULTI-GIG 2.5G/1G ETHERNET PORT—2.5 times the wired speed

2.5G

**

of typical Gigabit Ethernet port for LAN or faster Internet

1024-QAM—25% increased data efciency and faster speeds than

%

25

a 256-QAM router

TWO SUPERSPEED USB 3.O PORTS —Up to 10x faster than USB 2.0

MULTI-GIG EXPERIENCE—Maximize your available Internet speeds
with link aggregation support. Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN

ports and two Gigabit WAN ports (congurable)

MORE WIFI FOR MORE DEVICES—OFDMA allows efcient data
transmission up to 8 devices at the same time

UP TO 8 SIMULTANEOUS WIFI STREAMS—8-stream MU-MIMO

§

‡

enables up to four (4) 2x2 devices to stream content at the same
time using 2 5GHz bands

WiFi Range

Faster and expanded coverage throughout your
home and for all your devices.

AX OPTIMIZED POWERFUL PROCESSOR—64-bit 1.8GHz Quad-core
processor ensures smooth 4K/8K UHD streaming & gaming – ideal
for Gigabit Internet speeds

ULTIMATE RANGE—WiFi coverage throughout very large homes

HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANTENNAS—Eight (8) hidden antennas
extend strong and reliable WiFi signals over larger area.
Antennas are pre-optimized for best WiFi performance

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Sharing

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

With NETGEAR, sharing across your network
is fun and easy, such as accessing stored
photos & music.

Reliable Connections

There’s nothing more frustrating than lost
connections! With NETGEAR’s advanced
features & best-in-class technology, you’ll
reduce interference & enjoy more reliable
WiFi connectivity.

Ease Of Use

READYSHARE
USB hard drive via two (2) USB ports

TWO USB 3.0 PORTS—Faster streaming, backup and easy access
to your stored media

BEAMFORMING+—Improve range and performance for both 2.4
and 5GHz devices

SIMULTANEOUS TRI-BAND WIFI—Ensures the best WiFi performance
with more available bandwidth and less congestion for all devices on
the network

PRE-OPTIMIZED ANTENNAS—Unfold and set antennas on the router,
no further adjustment required. The AX12 antennas come
pre-optimized for best WiFi performance

®

USB ACCESS—Wirelessly access & share

Start enjoying your new device faster than ever.
NETGEAR wants to make sure installation and
management is simple & easy, so you can connect
quickly & make sure you stay that way!

SMART CONNECT—Intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for
every device connection. One WiFi name for the entire home

NIGHTHAWK APP—Easily set up your router and get more out of your
WiFi. Includes remote access to manage your network away from home

WI-FI 6 SUPPORTS ALL CURRENT WIFI DEVICES—Backward
compatible with Wi-Fi 5 and earlier generation devices

VOICE CONTROLLED BY AMAZON ALEXA
ASSISTANT— Control your NETGEAR WiFi network with simple
voice commands

®

& THE GOOGLE

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Security

VPN

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Maintain high security across your network to
ensure your privacy & family is safe while online.
Whether it’s preventing phishing & spyware or
just limiting access for kids & guests, NETGEAR
has you covered.

VPN SUPPORT —On PC, MAC, & now also with OpenVPN Connect

app on iOS & Android, securely access your home network & Internet
connection from your mobile device remotely

GUEST NETWORK—Separate and secure network for your guests

AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPDATE—Delivers latest security patches
to the router

4x4 Multi-User MIMO With Two 5GHz Bands

Using multi-user MIMO† technology, routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. That means faster downloads and
smoother streaming for your devices with 4 streams with each 5G band.

Enjoy simultaneous streaming with MU-MIMO

Data sent to one device at a time Data sent to multiple devices simultaneously

Traditional WiFi MU-MIMO WiFi

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

Using the OFDMA§ feature of Wi-Fi 6, the WiFi trafc is managed much more efciently since data is transmitted from different

devices concurrently, rather than having each device’s data wait for its turn. This results in an efcient use of air-time, reduced latency,

and increased bandwidth to add more devices to your network.

Ultra-Powerful AX-Optimized Quad-Core Processor

Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 Wi-Fi 6 Router, powered by a 64-bit 1.8GHz quad-core processor, is built for performance at an ultimate level.
The ultra-fast processor enables the router to seamlessly handle data intensive applications such as 4K /8K UHD video streaming, VR/
AR gaming, as well as provide a stronger, more reliable WiFi experience. This powerful processor is optimized for AX making intelligent

spontaneous decisions to schedule data trafc to maximize WiFi Bandwidth utilization.

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Award-Winning Industrial Design

This next-generation Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 Wi-Fi 6 Router router design conceals eight (8) high-performance antennas under
the ‘wings’. The antennas are optimally positioned for best WiFi performance and extend strong and reliable WiFi coverage indoors
and outdoors.

Nighthawk App

The NETGEAR Nighthawk® App makes it easy to set up your router and get more out of your WiFi. With the app, you can install your
router in a few steps—just connect your mobile device to the router network and the app will walk you through the rest. Once set up,
you can use the intuitive dashboard to pause the Internet on your connected devices, run a quick Internet speed test, and much more!

• Remote Management—Easily monitor your home network
anytime, anywhere

• Internet Speed Test—Check the broadband speeds from
your service provider

• Pause Internet—Pause the Internet to any device

• Trafc Meter—Track Internet data usage

• Guest Networks—Set up separate WiFi access for guests

• Quick Setup—Get connected in just minutes

• Get it at nighthawk-app.com

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Connection Diagram

Two USB

3.0 ports

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Link Aggregation— Ability to
aggregate two Gigabit LAN

1G 1G

+

Multi-Gig
Internet

ports for faster file transfers

2.5G

2.5G
Multi-Gig
port

LED On/Off

Reset

Internet

1G

Four Gigabit Ethernet
LAN Ports to connect
more wired devices

Power
On/Off

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

Package Contents

• Nighthawk® Tri -Ba nd A X12/12-
Stream AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6
Router (RAX200)

• Ethernet cable

• Quick star t guide

• Power adapter

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 11.7x3.07x8.3in
(298x78x11mm)

• Weight: 3.2 lbs (1433g)

Standards

• Two (2) USB 3.0 ports

• 2.4GHz A X: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40MHz, up to 1.2Gbps

• 5GHz AX: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40/80/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps

• 5GHz AX: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40/80/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps

• Five (5) 10/100/1000Mbps—(1 WAN &
4 LAN) Gigabit Ethernet ports

• One (1) 2.5G/1Gbps Multi-Gig port
(configurable)

Technical Specifications

• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Tri-Band WiFi (AX11000)

- 2.4GHz AX: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40MHz, up to 1.2Gbps

- 5GHz AX: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40/80/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps

- 5GHz AX: 4x4 (Tx/Rx) 1024 QAM
20/40/80/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps

- Backwards compatible with

802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi

§

• 24-client OFDMA
Improved capacity and efficiency

• 1024-QAM—25% data efficiency and
faster speeds than a 256-QAM router

• Powerful 64-bit Quad-Core 1.8GHz
Processor

• Longer range with 8 high-performance
antennas

over 3 Bands—

• Five (5) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
Ethernet ports + one (1) 2.5G/1Gbps
Multi-Gig por t (configurable)

- LAN: 4xGbE (2x port aggregation
LAN) + 2.5G/1Gbps Multi-Gig port
(configurable)

- WAN: 1 GbE or 2.5G/1Gbps Multi-Gig
port (configurable)

- Multi-Gig: Abilit y to aggregate two
Gigabit LAN por ts and two Gigabit
WAN ports (configurable) concurrently

• 2.5G/1G Multi-Gig Ethernet LAN/WAN
port

• Memory: 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB
DDR3 SDRAM

• Additional DFS channels for interference
free experience

• IPv6 Support (Internet Protocol Version 6)

• On/Off LED light switch

Key Features

• Blazing-Fast 10Gbps WiFi Speeds—12­ Stream Tri-band WiFi with combined
wireless speeds up to 10.8Gbps
(1.2+4.8+4.8 Gbps)

• 12-Streams Tri-Band WiFi—12 WiFi streams
(eight streams of 5GHz & four streams of

2.4GHz) means more available bandwidth
and less congestion for all the devices on
the WiFi network.

• Increased Capacity for the Smart Home—
The latest generation Wi-Fi 6 technology
improves WiFi performance and reliability
of connec tions to all your devices by up to
4 times

**

.

• Multi-Gig Experience—Maximize
your available Internet speeds with link
aggregation support. Ability to aggregate
two Gigabit LAN ports and two Gigabit
WAN ports (configurable).

• 160MHz Support— Gigabit WiFi
connection with today’s and future
mobile devices that support 160MHz
bandwidth.

• Wi-Fi 6 Optimized Powerful Processor—
64-bit 1.8GHz quad-core processor
ensures smooth 4K /8K UHD streaming
& gaming – ideal for Gigabit Internet
speeds.

• Multi-Gig Ethernet Port 2.5G—2.5 times
the wired speed of typical Gigabit port.

†

.

***

• Smart Connect—Intelligently selects
the fastest WiFi band for every device
connection. One WiFi name for the
entire home.

• Nighthawk App—Easily set up your router
and get more out of your WiFi. Includes
remote access to manage your network
away from home.

• Wi-Fi 6 supports all current WiFi devices—
Backward compatible with Wi-Fi 5 and
earlier generation devices.

®

• Works with Amazon Alexa

& the Google
Assistant—Control your NETGEAR WiFi
network with simple voice commands.

Support

• 90-day complimentary technical support

following purchase from a NETGEAR
authorized reseller

• Join the NETGEAR Community Forum.

Visit http://community.netgear.com

System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista®, XP®,
2000, Mac OS

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or higher,
Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome
higher, Firefox
or higher

®

, UNIX®, or Linux

®

45 or higher, Safari® 10

®

®

55 or

Security

• Automatic firmware update delivers latest
security patches to the router

• Guest network access—separate & secure

• VPN Support—Secure access to your home
network away from home

• Standards-based WiFi Security (802.11i,
128-bit AES encryption with PSK)

Warranty

• www.netgear.com/warranty/

• Extend your warranty & technical suppor t
within 90 days of product purchase [US
only]. Visit: prosupport.netgear.com/home

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Nighthawk® Tri-Band AX12/12-Stream

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

This router does not suppor t some of the mandatory features ratied in Draf t 3.0 of IEEE 802.11AX specication, such as Uplink OFDMA, Target Wake Time, and BSS Coloring.

This product comes with a limited warrant y that is valid only if purchased from a NETGEAR authorized reseller.

†

Ma ximum wi re les s sign al rat e deri ve d f rom IE EE 802.11 speci c ati on s. Actu al dat a t hr ou ghpu t a nd wirel es s c ov erage will vary and may be lower ed by netw or k a nd env ir on me nta l

conditions, including network trafc volume and building construction. NETGEAR makes no representations or warranties about this produc t's compatibilit y with future

standards.

‡

MU-MIMO capability requires both router and client device to suppor t MU-MIMO.

**

As compared to a Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) router

***

To achieve Gigabit wireless speeds the net work requires compatible devices that supports 160MHz channels. Intel Gigabit Wi-Fi enabled devices supported. Clients must also
support 11ax standards.

§

Requires compatible A X clients

NETGEAR, the NETGEAR Logo, Nighthawk, and ReadySHARE are trademarks of NETGE AR, Inc. Mac, Mac OS, iPhone, and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. Any other

trademarks mentioned herein are for reference purposes only. ©2019 NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1911 USA, ww w.NETGEAR.com RAX200-0

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